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What will the killing of Charlie Kirk mean for higher education and the country? Listen to our latest College Matters podcast to hear analysis from The Chronicle’s Jack Stripling and Nell Gluckman. open.spotify.com/episode/4jN6...
September 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
What will the killing of Charlie Kirk mean for higher education and the country? Listen to our latest College Matters podcast to hear analysis from The Chronicle’s Jack Stripling and Nell Gluckman. open.spotify.com/episode/4jN6...
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SCOOP: The NIH is moving to prohibit funded scientists, inside and outside the agency, from collecting data about gender, according to a draft policy I obtained. It’s part of the NIH’s aggressive crackdown on gender-identity research. www.chronicle.com/article/gend...
Gender Data Would Be Off-Limits Under Proposed NIH Policy
A draft rule would bar scientists funded by the agency from collecting data about gender identity, following other steps the administration has taken to restrict research on LGBT topics.
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August 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
SCOOP: The NIH is moving to prohibit funded scientists, inside and outside the agency, from collecting data about gender, according to a draft policy I obtained. It’s part of the NIH’s aggressive crackdown on gender-identity research. www.chronicle.com/article/gend...
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the @chronicle.com has launched what is going to be a tremendously useful tool: a tracker of the Trump administration's activities affecting higher ed, particularly in the areas of civil rights, research, policy, and immigration. check it out: www.chronicle.com/article/trac...
Tracking Trump’s Higher-Ed Agenda
The federal government is reshaping its relationship with the nation’s colleges. Use our new tracker to keep up with the latest.
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April 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
the @chronicle.com has launched what is going to be a tremendously useful tool: a tracker of the Trump administration's activities affecting higher ed, particularly in the areas of civil rights, research, policy, and immigration. check it out: www.chronicle.com/article/trac...
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NIH funding is frozen. @annikabarber.bsky.social is keeping score: 50%+ of study sections planned for this year (77/148) have been cancelled.
I talked to Dr. Barber about why these delays are disastrous, and why scientists should be pooling info and speaking up: www.chronicle.com/article/nih-...
I talked to Dr. Barber about why these delays are disastrous, and why scientists should be pooling info and speaking up: www.chronicle.com/article/nih-...
NIH Funding Is at a Standstill. This Professor Is Tracking the Delays.
More than half of the NIH grant-review meetings that were supposed to take place this year have been cancelled, she says. “Without these meetings happening, nothing can get funded.”
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February 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
NIH funding is frozen. @annikabarber.bsky.social is keeping score: 50%+ of study sections planned for this year (77/148) have been cancelled.
I talked to Dr. Barber about why these delays are disastrous, and why scientists should be pooling info and speaking up: www.chronicle.com/article/nih-...
I talked to Dr. Barber about why these delays are disastrous, and why scientists should be pooling info and speaking up: www.chronicle.com/article/nih-...
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And thanks to the folks who shared their stories with @karinfischer.bsky.social, @christadutton.bsky.social, and I last week.
Higher-Ed Employees Talk About How Trump’s Actions Have Changed Their Lives
Here’s what leaders, professors, researchers, and students told us about the personal impact of White House policy directives.
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February 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
And thanks to the folks who shared their stories with @karinfischer.bsky.social, @christadutton.bsky.social, and I last week.
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Reminder to #AcademicSky #HigherEd, we @chronicle.com want to hear about how the first month of the Trump administration has affected you and your work. Leave your thoughts here.
Your Experience Under Trump
The first several weeks of the second Trump White House have given higher education a severe case of vertigo. Executive orders and policy announcements have come at a breathtaking pace: freezing feder...
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February 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Reminder to #AcademicSky #HigherEd, we @chronicle.com want to hear about how the first month of the Trump administration has affected you and your work. Leave your thoughts here.
Early-career journalists: Come join our team as fellows! You'll learn from our seasoned team of reporters and editors, earn a salary, and have fun doing it.
December 9, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Early-career journalists: Come join our team as fellows! You'll learn from our seasoned team of reporters and editors, earn a salary, and have fun doing it.
Do you have an .edu web site? New ADA rules represent a sea change in how you'll handle accessibility. @taylorswaak.bsky.social explains: www.chronicle.com/article/coll...
Colleges Must Revise Millions of Web Pages. It Will Be ‘Painful.’
The work also entails a major culture shift — all on deadline.
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December 6, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Do you have an .edu web site? New ADA rules represent a sea change in how you'll handle accessibility. @taylorswaak.bsky.social explains: www.chronicle.com/article/coll...
Those of you who read William Deresiewicz's recent polemic in The Review may be interested in this rebuttal: www.chronicle.com/article/acad...
Academics Are Not to Blame for Trump’s Election
Worrying about “wokeness” is nothing more than navel-gazing.
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December 4, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Those of you who read William Deresiewicz's recent polemic in The Review may be interested in this rebuttal: www.chronicle.com/article/acad...
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This piece about the struggles of Knoxville College is an important, yet very difficult, read. It's well worth your time.
A Black College Lost Its Accreditation Almost 30 Years Ago. Why Won’t Its Leaders Pull the Plug?
Alumni and local residents disagree on the role the college plays today.
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December 2, 2024 at 8:13 PM
This piece about the struggles of Knoxville College is an important, yet very difficult, read. It's well worth your time.